Ms. Patricia Malikail at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights

On March 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 1st, 2012 / 1:45 p.m.

Director General, Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

I think that the presence of MONUSCO has made a huge difference in the DRC. Without MONUSCO, so much more could be happening. We know that MONUSCO has tried to deploy more forces in the eastern Congo. I can't comment directly on the efficacy, but I certainly think the right efforts are being made by MONUSCO to look at this issue.

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